Receptacle for writing leads, needles, and like articles



' Aug, '10 ,w 1926.. 1,595,687

W. C. A. PETERSEN RECEPTACLE FOR WRITING LEADS, NEEDLES, AND LIKE ARTICLES Filed March 23, 1926 Patented Aug. 10, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT oF-F-ICE.

WALDEMAR CARL AXEL rnrnnsnn, or COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, nssienon T0 BLYANTFAIBRIKEN VIKING, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, or COPENHAGEN,

DENMARK, A CORPORATION.

R'ECEPTACIJE FOR WRITING LEADS, NEEDLEs A ND LIKE ARTICLES.

Application filed March 23, 1926, Serial No. 96,848, and in Denmark March 80, 1925'.

,This invention is for improvements in or relating to receptacles for small shaped articles, and more particularly to a simple and elficient way of manufacturing the same from springy'sheet metal. The receptacle according to the present invention can be opened for filling and emptied by pressure applied by the finger. The receptacle can be made blank, such as tin plate, and automatically closed in such a manner that the objects enclosed within the same are. prevented from falling out accidentally. The special manner of manufacture renders it possible to use special tools so'that the manual work is reduced to a minimum and keep the cost ,of producing the'receptacle very low.

The present invention consists of a receptacle forwriting leads, needles and like articles which comprises two-box shaped members yieldingly connected to one another and adapted to telescope one within the other in such a manner that openings located in the adjacent end walls of the said members are, normally out of register but may of said members into the other.

The invention is more particularly de scribed with reference to the accompanying drawings in which 5 Figure 1 illustrates a sheet metal blank from which the receptacle is formed,

Figure 2 illustrates the final shaping operation to which the blank is subjected,

' more articles from the receptacle the same Figure 3- is a longitudinal section of the completed receptacle in closed condition,

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line A BofFigure3,and

Figure 5 is a perspective. view oat the receptacle in closed condition.

Referring to the drawings, the receptacle consists of two resiliently connected box shaped members one of ,whichis adapted to,

telescope within the other, which are provided with a common end wall which also constitutes the resilientconnection between I the members.

For producing a receptacle acording to easilyfrom a single stamped metal be brought into register by pressing the present invention a blank a of the form shown in Figure 1 and having an'openin'g b is first stamped. The blank w is bent at a right angle along the lines 0 whereby two trough shaped members, d and e connected by a resilient metal strip f are formed. The member 6 is made a little narrower than the member a? so as to enable the member 6 to be i accommodated in the member d when they are bent along the lines 9. Likewise the flaps h and is are bent in a right angle so that the flap it closes part of the end of the box member 6 as it appears in Figure 3. The flaps m and 7c vform a part which can be bent as whole along the line n, as indicated in Figure 2, whereby the finished receptacle shown in Figure 5 is produced. The flap k comes below the bottom of the member c and forms a stop for the same limiting in their normal positions the opening b is closed by the flap h in the manner indicated in Figure 3, so that the articles are prevented from. falling out through the said' opening. If it is desired to take one or is held in a slanting position asindicated in Figure 3, and the member e is pressed into the member d, so that the bottom of the member 0 lies flush with the lower edge ofthe opening I; so that the articles may slide out under the flap it through the opening I).

The receptacle may be filled by means of the same operation.

Having thus fully described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1' A receptacle for writing leads, needles I and the like articles, comprising two box shaped member's pressed from a single blank 5 of the said blank from which each member is pressed, the said members being adapted to telescope one within the other, adjacent end Walls of the said members having openings normaly out of register bat? adapted to be brought into registerby pressing one of 10 said members into the other.

In testimony whereof have aflixed my signature. .t

- e WALDEMAR CARL AXEL PETERSEN. 

